Theory of Remote Image Formation

by Richard E. Blahut

Overview

Richard Blahut presents a unified analysis of the mathematical methods that underlie the various algorithms used in remote image formation. In many applications, images, such as ultrasonic or X-ray signals, are recorded and then analyzed with digital or optical processors in order to extract information. Such processing requires the development of algorithms of great precision and sophistication. Key features of the text include practical applications that illustrate theoretical concepts and many homework problems that enhance the learning of graduate students of electrical engineering and computer science, as well as professionals.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781107404526
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	05/10/2012
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	554
Product dimensions:	6.69(w) x 9.61(h) x 1.14(d)

About the Author

Professor Richard E. Blahut is Head of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers and the recipient of many awards including the IEEE Alexander Graham Bell Medal (1998), the Tau Beta Pi Daniel C. Drucker Eminent Faculty Award, and the IEEE Millennium Medal. He was named a Fellow of the IBM Corporation in 1980 (where he worked for over 30 years) and was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 1990.

Table of Contents

Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction; 2. Signals in one dimension; 3. Signals in two dimensions; 4. Optical imaging systems; 5. Antenna systems; 6. The ambiguity function; 7. Radar imaging systems; 8. Diffraction imaging systems; 9. Construction and reconstruction of images; 10. Tomography; 11. Likelihood and information methods; 12. Radar search systems; 13. Passive and baseband surveillance systems; 14. Data combination and tracking; 15. Phase noise and phase distortion; References; Index.